Radiation has a deteriorating effect on humans as well as on the environment depending on
its level, although we have all been exposed to natural gamma radiation from birth. The …

The objective of the current study is to investigate the natural radioactivity of some building
materials, the resulting long-term external and internal effective dose equivalents (EEDE …

The present study is carried out in selected locations of the Champawat district in the lesser
Kumaun Himalayan belt of Uttarakhand, India. The Scintillation detector-based portable …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the seasonal variation of the uranium (U)
concentration level in natural drinking water. Laser fluorimetry technique has been used for …

The paper deals with study of seasonal variation of outdoor and indoor radon in Somwarpet
taluk, Coorg district using pin-hole dosimeter cups and LR-115 (type II) films. The LR-115 …

Indoor radon and thoron measurements were carried out in 92 dwellings of Tiruchirappalli
city employing single entry pin-hole dosimeter with a solid state nuclear track detector for a …

Weathering and erosion of rocks are the main cause for the formation of mineral deposits in
beach sand and soil. There are quite a few identified monazite sand-bearing placer deposits …

This study was undertaken to evaluate concentration of Uranium (U) in the drinking water of
the Tonk district of Rajasthan (India). The main objective of the study is to determine the …

The aim of the present study was to find the natural radioactivity in surface soils at different
locations of the uranium-rich mineralized zones of Lambapur-Peddagattu and Seripally …

Exposure to the natural background gamma radiations in both indoor and outdoor
environments is inevitable. The long-term exposure to such radiations could result in lung …